Sony DSC-F505 "CyberShot"

User Review

Click to see a QuickTime tour of the F505

The new Sony DSC-F505 CyberShot is radically different from all the
other 2- megapixel digicams with the exception of the
Nikon Coolpix 950. It has a swiveling (+90 to -50 degrees) zoom lens
that rotates independantly of the LCD display. The F505 sports a longer
focal length 5X optical zoom lens and the digicam world's first
hybrid, 2-inch color LCD display that is viewable even in direct sunlight (more
on this below.)

The F505 like the Coolpix 950, is also encased in a highly durable, die-cast
magnesium alloy body. I must say that the "fit and finish" of this camera
is excellent, the joints are perfectly matched and all the screws are recessed.
It feels really secure and comfortable in your hand.

The CyberShot features a 2-inch LCD which makes it as easy to frame a shot as it
is to play it back. This hybrid LCD uses 122,980 pixels and a backlit
design to achieve superb clarity and brightness. In sunny or bright
indoor conditions, turn off the backlighting, save power and use the hybrid
light reflective properties for illumination. Using the large LCD it's
easy to access all of the programming functions displayed on the onscreen
menus.

There's been a lot of talk about this new, hybrid LCD and how well it works
in direct sunlight. This photo shows the LCD screen facing directly into the
afternoon Florida sun, backlight turned off and partially blocked so you can
see how it goes totally black when there's no sunlight shining on it. This
is truly the kind of LCD display that we've been waiting for!

This is the first digicam I have seen that has both a (metal) tripod socket
and a guide pin hole. Sony has paid a lot of attention
to even the smallest details on this camera.

That's a speaker on the left for playback of your voice memo notes.

The view from the top, is that a BIG lens or what ? &nbsp I think it was
designed by the marketing people so they could stick even more labels
on this camera :-)

But seriously folks, that's a manual focusing ring out there on the end.

Looking at the F505 from this angle about all you can say is, "Would you
like some camera with your lens?"

And speaking of lenses, here is one of the world famous
Carl Zeiss, all-glass Vario-Sonar zoom lenses.